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package org.apache.juneau.plaintext;

import org.apache.juneau.*;
import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
import org.apache.juneau.transform.*;

/**
 * Serializes POJOs to plain text using just the <code>toString()</code> method on the serialized object.
 * 
 * <h5 class='topic'>Media types</h5>
 * 
 * Handles <code>Accept</code> types:  <code><b>text/plain</b></code>
 * <p>
 * Produces <code>Content-Type</code> types:  <code><b>text/plain</b></code>
 * 
 * <h5 class='topic'>Description</h5>
 * 
 * Essentially converts POJOs to plain text using the <code>toString()</code> method.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Also serializes objects using a transform if the object class has an {@link PojoSwap PojoSwap&lt;?,String&gt;}
 * transform defined on it.
 */
public class PlainTextSerializer extends WriterSerializer {

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// Predefined instances
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** Default serializer, all default settings.*/
	public static final PlainTextSerializer DEFAULT = new PlainTextSerializer(PropertyStore.DEFAULT);


	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// Instance
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 * 
	 * @param ps
	 * 	The property store containing all the settings for this object.
	 */
	public PlainTextSerializer(PropertyStore ps) {
		this(ps, "text/plain");
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 * 
	 * @param ps
	 * 	The property store containing all the settings for this object.
	 * @param produces
	 * 	The media type that this serializer produces.
	 * @param accept
	 * 	The accept media types that the serializer can handle.
	 * 	<p>
	 * 	Can contain meta-characters per the <code>media-type</code> specification of
	 * 	<a class="doclink" href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.1">RFC2616/14.1</a>
	 * 	<p>
	 * 	If empty, then assumes the only media type supported is <code>produces</code>.
	 * 	<p>
	 * 	For example, if this serializer produces <js>"application/json"</js> but should handle media types of
	 * 	<js>"application/json"</js> and <js>"text/json"</js>, then the arguments should be:
	 * 	<p class='bcode'>
	 * 	<jk>super</jk>(ps, <js>"application/json"</js>, <js>"application/json"</js>, <js>"text/json"</js>);
	 * 	</p>
	 * 	<br>...or...
	 * 	<p class='bcode'>
	 * 	<jk>super</jk>(ps, <js>"application/json"</js>, <js>"*&#8203;/json"</js>);
	 * 	</p>
	 */
	public PlainTextSerializer(PropertyStore ps, String produces, String...accept) {
		super(ps, produces, accept);
	}


	@Override /* Context */
	public PlainTextSerializerBuilder builder() {
		return new PlainTextSerializerBuilder(getPropertyStore());
	}

	/**
	 * Instantiates a new clean-slate {@link PlainTextSerializerBuilder} object.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * This is equivalent to simply calling <code><jk>new</jk> PlainTextSerializerBuilder()</code>.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * Note that this method creates a builder initialized to all default settings, whereas {@link #builder()} copies 
	 * the settings of the object called on.
	 * 
	 * @return A new {@link PlainTextSerializerBuilder} object.
	 */
	public static PlainTextSerializerBuilder create() {
		return new PlainTextSerializerBuilder();
	}

	@Override /* Serializer */
	public WriterSerializerSession createSession(SerializerSessionArgs args) {
		return new PlainTextSerializerSession(this, args);
	}
}
